Table of Contents

Table of Contents
I   Corpse at the Wheel
II   Appearance of a Detective
III  Murder or Suicide?
IV The Dead Hand Points
V Dr Marabout Sees the Devil
VI Interrogation of a Widow
VII A Shot in the Dark
VIII An Alibi is Shaken
IX Puzzle of a Pugilist
X Argument with an Artist
XI Evidence of a Diabolist
XII Strange Behaviour of a Peer
XIII A Horsewoman on the Warpath
XIV So He Shot Mullins
XV An Architect is Arrested
XVI Affair of a False Beard
XVII Confession of an Artist
XVIII A Woman is Silent
XIX A Small Boy Owns Up
XX A Tangle is Unravelled
XXI Home Thoughts in Isorb
XXII A Biologist Wants Blood
XXIII A Temporary Alliance
XXIV A Young Man is Tight
XXV A Young Man is Frightened
XXVI A Biologist Gets Blood
XXVII A Temporary Alliance Becomes Permanent
XXVIII A Chase Across Europe
XXIX A Matter of Identity
XXX How It Was Done
Epilogue

About the Author

Christopher St John Sprigg (1907-1937) was a witty and prolific writer who also published non-fiction under the pseudonym Christopher Caudwell.  Sprigg wrote seven crime novels between 1933 and his death February 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.  Other books featuring sleuth Charles Venables are also available from Moonstone Press.

Reviews

Dorothy L. Sayers reviewed The Perfect Alibi in The Sunday Times, saying ‘The characters in this book have a way of making acute and entertaining observations and that is the most attractive feature of a very attractive piece of work….if you like a book to be charmingly written and full of the sort of people you would like to meet you will enjoy this.’
*The Sunday Times*